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Whither Strong? Exploring Conceptions of Russian Power

  • July 31, 2025
Aaron Schwartzbaum

Host

Seva Gunitsky

Why does Russia play such an important role in geopolitics? If it’s because of ‘strength’… what does strength even mean? And why do conceptions of Russia’s strength vary so extremely? Seva Gunitsky joins Aaron Schwartzbaum on this week’s Bear Market Brief podcast.

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